Lloyd's Register Joins Underwater Noise Pollution Project
Lloyd's Register Joins Underwater Noise Pollution Project
Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined the LOWNOISER project, an initiative launched to combat underwater noise pollution from maritime activities. Supported by the European Union with €6.3 million ($6.5 million), this effort brings together 15 partners to develop new noise reduction technologies, establish regulatory standards, and improve industrial applications to protect marine habitats.
Ship-generated underwater noise negatively affects marine life that communicate through sound, including whales, fish, and invertebrates. The European Commission has highlighted this issue through the Marine Strategy Framework Directive, requiring that 80% of the habitat of target species be free from physiologically harmful noise levels.
The four-year LOWNOISER project aims to reduce underwater noise through practical and robust methods applicable to new ship designs and the retrofit of existing vessels. Noise reduction tactics and environmentally friendly technologies include air lubrication systems, low-noise conical gears and motor mounts, onboard monitoring systems, and distributed acoustic sensors.
As part of the project, five full-scale demonstrations will be conducted, including the cruise ship Roald Amundsen operated by HX Hurtigruten Expedition and the oil tanker Montesperanza operated by Ibaizabal. These demonstrations will test the effectiveness of noise reduction technologies and evaluate their benefits to marine life.
LR will lead Work Package 7 within the project, focusing on regulatory matters and preparing recommendations for stakeholders and authorities. Additionally, it will develop numerical and analytical methodologies and models for underwater radiated noise and assess the effectiveness of demonstrated noise reduction solutions.
Per Trøjgård Andersen, Technical Leader of Engineering Dynamics at LR, stated that the company's participation in the LOWNOISER project demonstrates its commitment to creating sustainable, long-term solutions to protect marine ecosystems and safeguard the oceans for future generations.
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LR has joined the LOWNOISER project to combat underwater noise pollution. Port Technology+5Port Technology+5Port Technology+5
The project is supported by the European Union with €6.3 million and brings together 15 partners. Port Technology
The goal is to develop new noise reduction technologies, establish regulatory standards, and improve industrial applications.
Ship-generated underwater noise negatively affects marine life.
The LOWNOISER project will run for four years and aims to reduce noise through methods applicable to both new ship designs and existing vessels.
Five full-scale demonstrations will test the effectiveness of the technologies.
LR will focus on regulatory matters and develop methodologies for underwater radiated noise.
An LR official stated that the company's participation in the project demonstrates its commitment to protecting marine ecosystems.
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